Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-04
THE PRESIDENT AT SIT. LOUIS.
Greets Thousands of the People And
 Attends Several Receptions.

Attends Several Receptions.
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-The Presidents car riage, drawn by a quartette of richly eapar- isoned black horses and followed by five oth- CT carriages provided for his travelling com reached the Francis residence in Vanderveer Place few minutes before ten o'clock. At 10:15 the President and Mrs. Cleveland ap- peared at the doors and were applauded by the crowd of ladies and children that had gathered in the park in front of the resi- dence There was noticeable absence of men, and the dresses of the people indicated jor c. c. Rainwater entered the carriage with the President and Mrs. Cleveland, and in a few minutes they were moving briskly towards the fair grounds. escorted by squad of mounted police and. the citizens committee in carriages. Hundreds of vehi cles, crowded with people, awaited on Grand avenue at the entrance of Vanderveer Place and joined the procession for more than mile There was no noise whatever along the route except the chatter of horses hoofs on the road and the tramp of thousands of feet upon the walks. The party reached the fair grounds at 10:45 a. m and were driven around the race course there, stopping in front of the grand stand long enough to hear three thousand children sing America" At the conclusion of the singing some very handsome flowers were garten children. These were graciously &C., knowledged by the lady. The exercises at the fair grounds consumed but about twenty minutes. The amphitheater surrounding the course contained upwards of forty thou sand persons. The scene was long to be re- membered. After driving all through the fair gronds the presidential party returned to
 Mayor Francis residence, where the Presi- dent and Mrs. Cleveland alighted, the latter remaining to prepare for a luncheon which
 was to be given in her honor by Mrs. Henry
 Scanlan. At quarter before 12 o'clock the
 party started for the Merchants Exchange,
 arriving there at 1910 p. m. The President
 was introduced by Mayor Francis in brief speech of welcome, to which the President
 responded as follows:
 Mr. Mayor and fellow citizens:
 if am expected to make an extended speech on
 this occasion I afraid that l small QlSappolnG you. and this I should be sorry to do, after having succeeded at last through much tribulation, in standing face to face with my St. Louis friends. The tri5ulation of which speak has arisen from the extreme kindness of a vast number of the American people and the cor
 dial invitations they have rendered me to stop and see them on my way to you Your city was the ob-
 iective point of my travel in this direction but it sometimes seemed to me that every town between Washington and here has been represented as being directly on my route and 1t has been hard to
 vince their kind and enthusiastic citizens that it would not be entirely easy within the time at my disposal to pay them visit. My own inclination leading in the direction or ther desires it has
 been difficult matter resist their importunities, Louis are to blame for the entire perpexity and l that was induced to leave home at all. I expect that anything I might say concerning your State city in the way of lauda- estimates of these subjects. believe there was | time when St. Louis was determined and jealous l rival of Chicago I don't know whether this con- 1 etion continues or not, but hope it does While you can hardly expect lockers on to take sides in
 such contest we interested to the extent that | such a struggle adds to the growth and improve
 ment of the country at large. Both or these cities exemplify in wonderful degree nov completey and how quickly American energy and business in genuity utizes every available element Of munici | pal growth, aGd how every userui type or the
 worlds population is assimilated to the grand pur | pose of American expansion. I am here reminded | of what suppose to be the fact that more thar
 one half your voters are of foreign birth and pa rentage The growth and increase or your city IT ! your poPulace thus made apparent IS by no meani